This site is a listing of folk, blues, and jazz related shows aired on campus and community radio stations in Canada (and a few CBC shows, too). It is maintained by Melissa Kaestner (as passed on from Ian Gifford in 2005). If you find something that needs correcting (shows, spelling, stations, whatever!) or if you have a new listing then please email me at melissa.kaestner[at]gmail.com.

A note from some campus and community radio music directors (other music directors and programmers may have different opinions and approaches): Artists/bands are encouraged to send releases to the station (Music Director) to ensure charting. If music only gets to the show hosts, then the release may not be eligible for charting, nor will the station have access to your recording once the show hosts move on. Artists are encouraged to contact the stations to find out their policy. Tips on how to get airplay: blogs at www.myspace.com/communityradio and www.myspace.com/digyourroots

Charting: Campus and community stations report to a variety of charts and publications. The main publication for the sector is !earshot Magazine. !earshot maintains a weekly Top 50 and a monthly Top 200 spanning all airplay and genres, as well as a Top 10 for specific genres, including: Folk/Roots/Blues, Jazz, Electronic, Hip Hop, International, and Loud. !earshot also publishes music reviews and other music-related resources, including top picks from music directors around the country. It is published online as well as monthly in Exclaim! Magazine.

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Updates
Province/Territory updates are included on each relevant page as well as listed below.

January 19, 2012: This list was last sent to the Maplepost email list on June 24, 2011 (yikes!). Since then, the following has changed:

• Started adding show websites, show times, genres, station frequencies (ongoing, please send me your additions)
• Alberta
• CJSR: updated music director info, added folk shows "Señor Blues," "The Sound of Folkways" and "Twang 'n' Thangs," removed one folk show (Jan 11)
• CJSW: removed "The House Blend," changed "Jazz Focus" to "Morning Joy," updated showtime for "Speaking in Tongues" (Jan 12)
  
• CKXU: removed one Folk show, merged two Blues show into new "Hot Rock Blues Beat" and updated show time, removed Jazz show, updated show time for "Why Folk, Why Not," added new Jazz show "Ear to the Bar" (Sep 15); updated showtimes for "Hot Rock Blues Beat" and "Ear to the Bar," added Jazz show "Straight, No Chaser," added folk show "The Bluegrass Corner" (Jan 11)
• British Columbia
• added new station CICV (Jan 17)
• CFUV: removed two folk shows and one Jazz show, updated minor name changes and showtimes, added multi format shows "Blue Light," "In the Mood" and "Profiles" (Jan 11)
• CITR: updated music director info, removed one jazz show (Jan 11)
• CIVL: updated "Songbag," added new Jazz show "Merry Memories" (Dec 6), added "Catfish Gumbo" (Jan 11)
• CJMP: updated station contact information, removed bouncing email (Jul 12)
• Manitoba
• CJUM: added "Comfort Cafe" (Jan 11); added "Tomorrow is the Question!" (Jan 12); updated Free Range Radio show name (Jan 17)
  
• CKUW: removed two jazz shows, updated host/contact/website for "Hit the Big Wide Strum!" and "Rockin' Chair AM" (Jan 11); removed one Jazz show (Jan 17)
• Nova Scotia
• CFTA: Updated station listing, added Blues show (Jan 16)
• Ontario
• added new station and show: Sunshine 89.1 and Mariposa Music (Feb 17)
• CFMU: updated emails for "Freewheeling Folk" and "Smokin' Bluegrass Show" (Jul 12)
• CHRY: added a few showtimes (Jan 12)
• CJAM: added "Border City Roots" (Jan 11); removed "Planet Funk" (Jan 16)
• CJLX: removed bouncing email for "Saturday Night Blues Review" (Jun 22)
• CKHA: updated info for "Paddling Beyond the Mainstream" (Jun 24); removed one Jazz show, added "Jazz at the 45th" (Jan 16)
• Quebec
• CKIA: updated website, replaced bouncing email (Jul 12)
• Saskatchewan
• CJTR: removed one Jazz and one Folk show, added "Deeper Well" (Jan 16)

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